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宿舍黑客挤崩哈佛网络:an awful lot of

哈佛宿舍里,有人半夜做出 Facemash 让人给女生打分,照片传得飞快。另一边,管理员发现流量高得离谱:Man, that's an awful lot of traffic(这流量也太夸张了),眼看 Harvard's network is about to crash(哈佛的网络马上要崩了)。想学吐槽数据量、判断「这事就是我们干的」,这段很带感。

发生了什么

深夜的哈佛宿舍里,马克做出 Facemash,让同学给女生照片打分,一夜之间火遍校园。另一边,管理员发现柯克兰宿舍的交换机流量异常:Man, that's an awful lot of traffic(这流量也太夸张了),甚至说 this'd be unusual for halftime at the Super Bowl(放超级碗中场都算离谱)。他冲进去查看,断定 Harvard's network is about to crash(哈佛的网络马上要崩了)。有人还抱着侥幸:Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us(除非纯属巧合,不然就是咱们搞的),可答案很直接:It's not a coincidence(不是巧合)。想学夸张地吐槽数据、判断因果和承认闯祸,这段台词很典型。

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check this outan awful lot ofget into troublenot a coincidence

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本章短语

an awful lot of

多得吓人的一大堆A surprisingly large amount of

看到流量飙高,有人说 that's an awful lot of traffic,替后面的崩溃铺垫。

There were an awful lot of forms to sign that morning.那天上午要签的表多得吓人。

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  • check this out

    来看看这个,快瞧

  • get into trouble

    惹上麻烦

  • not a coincidence

    这绝不是巧合

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短语 · B1check something out

来看看这个,快瞧

宿舍里有人招呼同伴,说 check this out,把大家拉到屏幕前看 Facemash。

Hey, guys, check this out.
短语 · B2blog about someone/something

在博客上写某人某事

He blogged about you.
短语 · B2get the hell out of here

给我滚出去

Get the hell out of here!
短语 · B2an awful lot of something

多得吓人的一大堆

看到流量飙高,有人说 that's an awful lot of traffic,替后面的崩溃铺垫。

Man, that's an awful lot of traffic.
发音an awful lot of traffic

重音钉在 awful 和 lot 上,an 与 of 只留极轻的音,把「多到离谱」顶出来。

Man, that's an awful lot of traffic.
短语 · B1shut something down

把它关掉、停掉

You think maybe we shouldn't shut it down before we get into trouble?
短语 · B1get into trouble

惹上麻烦

Sharon 问要不要先关掉 Facemash,免得 before we get into trouble,话里全是担心。

You think maybe we shouldn't shut it down before we get into trouble?
语法 · B2before we get into trouble

before 时间状语从句:before 引导时间从句,动作还没发生就先提醒后果;get into trouble 是固定说法,惹上麻烦。问句把它说得像商量,其实已经慌了。

You think maybe we shouldn't shut it down before we get into trouble?
短语 · B2an unusual amount of something

异常大的量

Well, there's a very unusual amount of traffic to the switch at Kirkland.
短语 · B2unusual for someone/something

对……来说不寻常

No, this'd be unusual for halftime at the Super Bowl.
短语 · B1be about to do something

马上要发生某事

Harvard's network is about to crash.
语法 · B1is about to crash

be about to 表即将:be about to 表示眼下马上要发生的事,比一般将来时更紧迫,带一种「就这几秒」的紧张。这里说的是哈佛整张网络即将崩掉。

Harvard's network is about to crash.
发音about to crash

about to 连成 abou' to,t 轻轻带过,crash 收得干脆。

Harvard's network is about to crash.
短语 · B1can't connect

连不上

I can't connect.
短语 · B2unless it's a coincidence

除非这只是巧合

Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us.
语法 · B2Unless it's a coincidence

unless 条件从句:unless 相当于 if not,先排除「只是巧合」这唯一退路,剩下就只能承认是他们干的。一句话把退路堵死。

Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us.
发音this is us

this is us 连成一串 thisizus,is 几乎听不见。

Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us.
短语 · B2it's not a coincidence

这绝不是巧合

面对网络全崩,Mark 一句 It's not a coincidence,把怀疑坐实成结论。

It's not a coincidence.
俚语 · B1Holy shit

我靠,天呐——表示震惊的粗口,朋友间常用;正式场合、对长辈和客户都不能说,写邮件更别用。

Holy shit.

看懂「宿舍黑客挤崩哈佛网络」

这一章能学到

  • 会用 about to 开口
  • 见到 shut it down 知道在施压
  • 能听懂这场里的讽刺或命令

发音重点

  • an awful lot of traffic — 重音钉在 awful 和 lot 上,an 与 of 只留极轻的音,把「多到离谱」顶出来。
  • about to crash — about to 连成 abou' to,t 轻轻带过,crash 收得干脆。
  • this is us — this is us 连成一串 thisizus,is 几乎听不见。
Unless it's a coincidence, I think this is us.

除非这是巧合,否则我认为就是我们干的。 用最冷静的措辞承认最失控的事:先留下一个不可能成立的假设,再把自己钉成元凶。技术宅式的认罪。

Harvard's network is about to crash.

哈佛的网络马上要崩溃了。 把一场灾难点成一句广播式的短句:不是「可能」「也许」,而是「马上要」。全章的转折就从这里开始。

Man, that's an awful lot of traffic.

天呐,这流量也太多了。 把技术警报说成一句家常感叹,还带点看热闹的兴奋。灾难在被人当奇观围观,这就是社交网络的底色。

No, this'd be unusual for halftime at the Super Bowl.

不,这流量放超级碗中场都算离谱。 不正面回答「有多少」,而是甩出一个更大的参照系:连超级碗中场都撑不住的量。用夸张把失控说得好笑又吓人。

关于这一章的问题

an awful lot of 是什么意思?

意思是「多得吓人的一大堆」,比 a lot of 夸张得多。台词里 Man, that's an awful lot of traffic(这流量也太夸张了)就是用它感叹数量大到离谱。

「惹上麻烦」英语怎么说?

get into trouble。get into 是「陷入」,trouble 是麻烦,合起来就是惹祸上身。台词里问该不该先关掉、免得 get into trouble,就是怕出事。

not a coincidence 是什么意思?

意思是「这绝不是巧合」,用来断定两件事有因果。台词里前一句还在假设 unless it's a coincidence,下一句直接回 It's not a coincidence,等于拍板「就是我们搞的」。

「快瞧、来看看这个」英语怎么说?

check this out。它是很随意的招呼语,叫人过来看新鲜事,语气轻松。台词里 Hey, guys, check this out 就是「兄弟们,快来看」,日常分享东西时最常用。

「马上要出大事」怎么用英语说?

be about to + 动词,表示「马上、即将」。台词里 Harvard's network is about to crash(哈佛的网络马上要崩了)就是典型用法,后面接即将发生的动作。

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